⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ Recommendable for all / Not to miss for enthusiast
Official Site
Site: Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
Until 11th June, 2017
A selection from John Paul II Museum in Poland and some from Musee de la Chartreuse du Douai and the National Gallery in Pargue on baroque. The fact shall be remembered when one refers on the quality of the collection of John Paul II Museum that it was a gift of a private collection made by a chemist and his wife during only decades.
Some attributions seem doubtful: Child from the Medici Family (cat. No. 1) attributed to Tiziano with too whitish skin and poor hands, Portrait of a Philosopher (cat. No. 41) attributed to Ribera with too whitish skin, the way of the Cross (cat. No. 30) attributed to Rubens with distorted faces and poor hands, etc.
Nevertheless, there are remarkable pieces. Portrait of a Woman (cat. No. 5) by Veronese is the second best one I have ever seen among his works. The face is exceptionally fine and the clothes are with elaborated touches, which gives so real texture at some distances.
Adoration of the Magi (cat. NO. 26) by Brueghel the younger is a fine replica of his father's, which makes religious solemnity compatible with secular realism.
The Self-porttait by Velazquez (cat. no. 44) deserves visit, even though some might attribute it to the bottega. It suggest any relationship to etudes for Las Meninas, and glances an insight on the another aspect of the sociable court painter as a rigid investigator.
Two works by Rembrandt are, also even with any suspect of the bottega or follower, fine ones. The early style in cat. No. 17 seems coupled with the dating in 1644 seems somewhat puzzling.
Two world by Murillo seems rather darker as his works but lovely as usual. The pleats of Maria's clothes is sophisticated.
Among minor painters, the Denial of St. Petero by Pensionante del Saraceni is to pay attention : a skilled mixture of soft lighting, relaxed mood, colourful but not too vivid texture.
